Publication Date
End of the 8th century - early 9th century / end of the 14th century - early 15th century
Publication Place
-
Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Subject
Dyed yellow silk.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الطول: 100 سم؛ الصدر (من طرف الكم الأول إلى الطرف الآخر): 120 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
539
Record ID
object;ISL;tr;Mus01;18;ar
Library Location
Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Date
End of the 8th century - early 9th century / end of the 14th century - early 15th century
Notes
The shirt's chest is open to the level of the abdomen, and it has a round collar. Its front section is entirely decorated with Qur’anic verses, supplications, magic formulas, and numerical incantations. As for the back section, it has drawings of natural flowers executed with colored dyes. Most of the writings on the talisman shirts consist of parts and verses from the Qur’an, in addition to the beautiful names of God, the names of many of the prophets, the names of the four angels, the name of the seal of the prophets, Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, and poems glorifying him, and sometimes his biography. Sometimes the names of Fatima, her two sons, Hassan and Hussein, the four Rightly Guided Caliphs, and the zodiac symbols are mentioned. Thus, most talisman shirts contain magical expressions and numerology spells composed of letters and numbers that are believed to have magical energies and meanings. In the museum there are many talisman shirts belonging to different shrines.
Sample Text
Alev Özay “Talisman Shirt” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;tr;Mus01;18;ar
